Speciality Doctor Psychiatry

Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Specialty Doctor to join our well-established Islington Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, based at Highgate West Mental Health Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing rapid assessment, treatment, and intensive support to adults experiencing mental health crises in the community.

Main duties of the job
The post offers excellent opportunities to develop clinical leadership skills while working closely with consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and peer support staff. The role includes patient assessment, formulation, treatment planning, supervision of colleagues, and participation in service development and quality improvement initiatives. There are no on-call commitments attached to this post.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year plus London Weighting
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-4056
Closing date: 06 November 2026

Essential qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date.
• At least 3 years postgraduate experience in psychiatry.

Desirable qualifications

• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
• Additional degree or equivalent

Essential clinical experience

• Training and clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis and management of adults with and mental disorders
• Experience with community psychiatry and with working in a multidisciplinary team.
• A doctor appointed to this grade shall have full registration with the General Medical Council and shall have at least 4 years of full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding Procedures

Desirable clinical experience

• Experience in general medicine
• Experience in teaching with ability to use a wide range of teaching techniques and audio-visual aids

Essential clinical skills

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches.
• Ability to provide medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable clinical skills

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being "service-user friendly"

Essential knowledge

• Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of adult mental disorders and evidence based management interventions.
• Up to date knowledge of recent Dept of Health documents and NICE Guidelines.
• Negotiation skills
• Understanding of equal opportunities and appropriate training

Desirable knowledge

• Evidence of change management skills

Essential organisation and planning

• Ability to effectively manage time and plan work independently.

Essential skills

• Willing to assist with multidisciplinary professional development.

Desirable skills

• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical and health students.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Highgate West Mental Health Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5NX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Associate Clinical Director, Dr Rafik Abdelmalak, rafik.abdelmalak@nhs.net

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.